Toshiba PSLV6U-00J001 User Manual - Page 58

System Recovery Options, Restoring the pre-installed Software

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L500/L505/L500D/L505D System Recovery Options A hidden partition is allocated on the hard disk drive for the System Recovery Options. This partition stores files which can be used to repair the system in the event of a problem. The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is deleted. System Recovery Options The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system. See the Windows Help and Support content for more information about Startup Repair. The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair problems. The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the on-screen menu. 1. Turn off the computer. 2. While holding the F8 key, turn on the computer. 3. The Advanced Boot Options menu will be displayed. Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press ENTER. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. The Windows 7 CompletePC Backup feature can be used on Windows® 7 Professional and Windows® 7 Ultimate. Restoring the pre-installed Software Depending on the model you purchased, different ways for restoring the pre-installed software are offered: ■ Creating optical Recovery Discs and restoring the pre-installed software from them ■ Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive ■ Ordering Recovery Discs from TOSHIBA and restoring the pre-installed software from them* * Please note that this service is not free-of-charge. 3-10 User's Manual

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User’s Manual
L500/L505/L500D/L505D
System Recovery Options
A hidden partition is allocated on the hard disk drive for the System
Recovery Options.
This partition stores files which can be used to repair the system in the
event of a problem.
System Recovery Options
The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when
shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes
tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system.
See the
Windows Help and Support
content for more information about
Startup Repair
.
The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair
problems.
The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the
on-screen menu.
1.
Turn off the computer.
2.
While holding the
F8
key, turn on the computer.
3.
The
Advanced Boot Options
menu will be displayed.
Use the arrow keys to select
Repair Your Computer
and press
ENTER
.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Restoring the pre-installed Software
Depending on the model you purchased, different ways for restoring the
pre-installed software are offered:
Creating optical Recovery Discs and restoring the pre-installed software
from them
Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive
Ordering Recovery Discs from TOSHIBA and restoring the pre-installed
software from them*
* Please note that this service is not free-of-charge.
The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is
deleted.
The Windows 7 CompletePC Backup feature can be used on Windows
®
7
Professional and Windows
®
7 Ultimate.